Helleborus x hybridus
Loved by gardeners for their showy winter flowers Hellebores, commonly known as winter roses, are touch evergreen perennials that are well suited to south eastern Australia's climate. Hellebores have handsome glossy divided foliage, are drought tolerant once established and are ideal mass planted under trees.
Winter Elegance series Hellebores have been developed from one of Australia's finest specialist collections. The secret to the Winter Elegance series is a long-term breeding program comprising rigorous selection of the best tock plants and painstaking hand pollination. The result is a collection of quality strains of tough gardenworthy Hellebores with superior flower colour and form.
Being seed-raised plants, Winter Elegance series Hellebores may show some varieation in flower colour and shape with each strain.
Position: Semi-shade to full shade. Ideal under and around deciduous trees and shrubs. Best in well-drained fertile garden soil that has had organic matter added.
Flowering period: June to September
Maintenance: Remove old foliage and fertilise in autumn, mulch in spring.
Caution: Harmful if eaten/skin irritant
Height: grows to 45cm
Width: grows to 45cm